Strode Theatre

The Angry Birds Movie 2

• 
• 2019
• UK
• 1h 36min
• U

• Directed by: Thurop Van Orman
• Cast: Dove Cameron, Awkwafina, Peter Dinklage

When Eagle Island villain Zeta (Jones) starts lobbing ice bombs at Piggy Island, ruler Leonard (Hader) bonds with angry birds (Sudeikis, McBride, Gad) to try and clip her wings. Half-knowing and half-derivative, it’s cheerful but gaudy and relentless and the story isn’t strong enough to support all the half-baked set…

Blinded by the Light

• 
• 2019
• UK
• 1h 54min

• Directed by: Gurinder Chadha
• Cast: Viveik Kalra, Kulvinder Ghir, Meera Ganatra
• UK release: 9 August 2019

In 1982 Luton, Javed (Kalra) is a misfit who struggles to relate to family, neighbours and girls until he discovers the music of Bruce Springsteen. A joyful musical comedy about how music connects people; if it sometimes feels forced, and isn’t going to win prizes for subtlety, it’s still uplifting fun.

The Chambermaid

• 
• 2018
• Mexico / US
• 1h 42min
• 15

• Directed by: Lila Avilés
• Cast: Gabriela Cartol, Teresa Sanchez

Eve (Cartol) is a diligent chambermaid in a Mexico City hotel, clearing away the mess left by people who belong to a different world. Rigorously unsentimental and deliberately paced but engaging story of a young single mother making her place in the world, marking Avilés as a talent to watch.

Downton Abbey

• 
• 2019
• UK
• 2h 2min
• PG

• Directed by: Michael Engler
• Cast: Hugh Bonneville, Laura Carmichael, Michelle Dockery, Joanne Froggatt, Elizabeth McGovern, Maggie Smith
• UK release: 13 September 2019

A big screen outing for Downton Abbey and its inhabitants.

A Faithful Man

• 
• 2018
• France
• 15

• Directed by: Louis Garrel
• Cast: Louis Garrel, Laetitia Casta, Lily-Rose Depp
• UK release: 23 August 2019

Abel (Garrel) is a journalist three years into a relationship with Marianne (Casta), who informs him that she’s pregnant, and not by him. Despite the brief running time, it’s packed with incident and there’s an appealing, lighter-than-air confidence about it. Charming and melancholy.

Five Seasons: The Gardens of Piet Oudolf

• 2017
• US
• 1h 15min

• Directed by: Thomas Piper

Landscape designer Piet Oudolf discusses his creative methods and process.

Gaza

• 2019
• Ireland / Palestine
• 1h 32min

• Directed by: Garry Keane, Andrew McConnell

A portrait of everyday life in Gaza.

Horrible Histories: The Movie – Rotten Romans

• 
• 2019
• UK
• 1h 32min
• PG

• Directed by: Dominic Brigstocke
• Cast: Sebastian Croft, Emilia Jones, Nick Frost, Kim Cattrall, Warwick Davis, Craig Roberts, Derek Jacobi, Rupert Graves, Kate Nash
• UK release: 26 July 2019

A story of Celtic tribes, led by queen Boudicca (Nash), uniting against their Roman overlords. The trademark puerile humour and comedy songs are all there, and it’s jam-packed with appearances from much-loved comedians; if its overriding silliness doesn’t measure up to Life of Brian or Blackadder, it has ramshackle charm.

NT Live: One Man, Two Guvnors

• 2011
• UK
• E

• Directed by: Nicholas Hytner
• Cast: David Benson, Oliver Chris, James Corden

English version of Goldoni's classic Italian comedy.

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

• 
• 2019
• US / UK
• 2h 45min

• Directed by: Quentin Tarantino
• Cast: James Marsden, Margot Robbie, Leonardo DiCaprio
• UK release: 14 August 2019

Past-his-peak actor Rick Dalton (DiCaprio) and his stuntman and buddy Cliff Booth (Pitt) are living in Hollywood in 1969; then Sharon Tate (Robbie) and her husband Roman Polanski move in next door. Compelling and provocative, but uneven; for all the fine performances, black comedy and savage violence, Tarantino may have…

Pain and Glory

• 
• 2019
• Spain
• 1h 53min

• Directed by: Pedro Almodovar
• Cast: Antonio Banderas, Penelope Cruz, Leonardo Sbaraglia

Retired director Salvador (Banderas) reflects on his life while one of his older movies is being restored. This is Almodóvar on subdued, melancholic form, and while the film’s standoffish tone prevents us from feeling fully involved, the director’s sense of cinema remains undiminished.

Photograph

• 
• 2019
• Germany / USA / India
• 1h 50min
• 15

• Directed by: Ritesh Batra
• Cast: Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Sanya Malhotra, Sachin Khedekar

Rafi (Siddiqui) is a middle-aged street photographer who makes a modest living snapping tourists in Mumbai, but then he has to pretend that a photo of Miloni (Sanya Malhotra) is in fact of his fiancée.

Roger Waters  Us + Them

• 2019

• Directed by: Roger Waters, Sean Evans

The co-founder and creative force behind Pink Floyd, Roger Waters, collaborates with director Sean Evans for this film about music, human rights and love.